Design and alignment of the MIPAS focal plane system

Kees Smorenburg; Huib Visser; K. Moddemeijer

doi:10.1117/12.246697

23 August 1996 Design and alignment of the MIPAS focal plane system

Kees Smorenburg, Huib Visser, K. Moddemeijer

Proceedings Volume 2774, Design and Engineering of Optical Systems; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.246697
Event: Optical Instrumentation and Systems Design, 1996, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

The Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) is selected by ESA for the ENVISAT-mission, scheduled for launch in 1999. The instrument will measure the concentration of atmospheric trace gases in the earth atmosphere in a spectral region from 4.15 - 14.6 micrometers . MIPAS consists of scan mirrors, a telescope, a Michelson Interferometer, an optical reducer and a focal plane assembly. The optical reducer consists of a 2 concave and 1 convex mirror system. The focal plane assembly consists of a configuration of mirrors and dichroics, with which the spectral range is divided in 4 spectral bands. TNO Institute of Applied Physics has designed the optical/mechanical system and after manufacturing of the components has aligned the system with high accuracy. The design and alignment of this system is described.

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Kees Smorenburg, Huib Visser, and K. Moddemeijer "Design and alignment of the MIPAS focal plane system", Proc. SPIE 2774, Design and Engineering of Optical Systems, (23 August 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.246697

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